Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Maritess Minas

41Patents
11h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 23, 1996 → Feb 20, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5964778A Balloon attachment at catheter tip Human Necessities 132 Expired
US5749852A Sheath system for autoperfusion dilatation catheter balloon Human Necessities 131 Expired
US5769819A Catheter distal tip component Human Necessities 109 Expired
US5876376A Catheter balloon bonding stopper Human Necessities 67 Expired
US7785289B2 Catheter with flexible, non-kinking elongate member Human Necessities 61 Active
US11141131B2 Smooth transition catheters Human Necessities 16 Active
US11000185B2 Devices, systems, and methods for visualizing an occluded vessel Human Necessities 13 Active
US10939826B2 Aspirating and removing biological material Human Necessities 13 Active
US8936553B2 Devices, systems, and methods for visualizing an occluded vessel Human Necessities 13 Active
US11413017B2 Pre-doped solid substrate for intravascular devices Physics 12 Active
US9730613B2 Locating intravascular images Human Necessities 12 Active
US11471215B2 Device and methods for crossing occlusions Human Necessities 11 Active
US11224407B2 Conductive support member for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods Electricity 11 Active
US10905394B2 Dual lumen diagnostic catheter Human Necessities 10 Active
US11446000B2 Standalone flex circuit for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods Electricity 9 Active
US11452496B2 Pullwire crown and crown sleeve for catheter assembly Human Necessities 8 Active
US11622746B2 Intraluminal imaging device with wire interconnection for imaging assembly Physics 7 Active
US11653895B2 Lined variable braided differential durometer multi-lumen shaft with a cross-shaped inner profile Human Necessities 7 Active
US10709312B2 Transitional region having cuts and a skive for an imaging catheter Human Necessities 5 Active
US11857362B2 Imaging assembly for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods Electricity 5 Active
US11992366B2 Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) catheter tip assembly Human Necessities 4 Active
US11160529B2 Imaging assembly for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods Electricity 3 Active
US10595820B2 Smooth transition catheters Human Necessities 3 Active
US10292573B2 Transitional region having cuts and a skive for an imaging catheter Human Necessities 3 Active
US9833125B2 Transitional region having cuts and a skive for an imaging catheter Human Necessities 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.